Spindle rail gauge



June 27, 1944. A. M. GU |LLET SPINDLE RAIL GAUGE I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 11, 1945 Patented June 27, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Y Yassasss t l 'sPINnIlE RAIL GAUGE, Albert M. ouiuet, Charlotte N. o. w Application a mar 11, 1943, serial Nb, 5135105 r 2Claims. (o1. 33-169 This invention relatesto a spindle rail gaugefor spinnin'gand twisting frames in which a level for levelingthe frame has an extension slidablyand adjustably mounted thereon for adjustably re: ceiving a downwardly depending rod, whereby as the level is placed at difierent places along the spinning or twisting frame, the distance from the thread board or roll stand beam to the upper edge of the spindle rail can be gauged and the spindle raircan be accordingly adjusted to comply with the indication of the gauge.

, It is an object of this invention to provide a spindle rail gauge adapted to be associated with and connected to the structure shown in my Patent No. 1,511,464 of October 14, 1924, so that the extension can be adjusted relative to the level shown in said patent for gauging the proper position of the spindle rail with relation to the main portion of the frame at the same time the frame is leveled by the spirit level apparatus shown in said patent.

It is another object of this invention to provide an extension arm slidably and adjustably mounted on a spirit level as shown in my Patent No. 1,511,464 above-noted whereby the extension arm can be moved inwardly or outwardly of a frame on which the spirit level is located to accommodate frames of various widths, and said arm has a vertically adjustable curved rod for extending outwardly past the ring rail of a spinning or twisting frame, and being adapted to have its lower end contact the upper surface of the spindle rail, whereby the position of the spindle rail can be gauged at various points along the machine when the spirit level apparatus is placed in position on the roll stand beams of the frame.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view through a spinning or twisting frame, and showing my invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation with the central portion of the spirit level device broken away and showing the extension arm attached thereto;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the right-hand portion of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 44 in Figu e 3.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the numeral I indicates a portion of a spinning or twisting frame having a horizontally disposed table H on which a board I2 is mounted having uprising posts -I;3 QIl' WhiQh boards l4 and, are mounted between which conventional skewers may be placed having yarn thereon which isled downwardly through suitable pig tails, not shown, through a'traveler not shown on a ring l6, mounted ,inring' rail l1 which has a suitable builder motion for .upward and, downward movement of same which is. not shown; Adjustably mounted onthe side. of the frame lfl is-a spindle rail I8 in which a plurality of bolsters I!) are mounted, each vof saidbolster's, having .rotatably, mounted therein a spindle which iSidliVBh by a'suitable belt ,not, showndisposed. in a .Whorl 2i. Adapted to. be disposed on thetalble1211535113 1! 2'5ha-ving a spirit level 28 secured near one end thereof so that it is visible by an operator standing outside the machine and slightly bending over, and looking downwardly with his head in close proximity to a rod 21, This bar has downwardly depending portions 28 near each end terminating in a horizontally disposed portion 29. Each of the horizontally disposed portions has an elongated slot 30 therein which is shown in said Patent No. 1,511,464. A bolt penetrates any one of several holes 4! in a bar 49 and also penetrates slot 30 and is threadably secured in a base member 35. This conventional structure is shown in the lefthand of Figure 2. The bar 4|] on one end of this apparatus forms an extension for gauging the vertical position of the spindle rail l8 relative to the table II. I therefore provide th extension arm and the bolt 35 which is threadably embedded in the base 36. This extension 40 has a downwardly projecting tongue 43 which is adapted to have a close but sliding fit in th groove 30, and is therefore adapted to hold the extension 4 3 in alignment with the horizontal portion 29. The position of the extension 4!] can be adjusted longitudinally relative to the portion 29 by loosening the bolt 35 and sliding the bolt 35, base 3-3, and extension bar Ml relative to the horizontal portion 29, and then adjusting in proper position, so that it is in proper gauging position.

The outer end of the extension 40 has a downwardly and outwardly and inwardly curved rod 45 which is adjustably mounted in a vertically dis" posed hole in the outer end of bar 48 by means of a set screw 4-6. The lower end of the vertically adjustable bar 45 is adapted to contact the upper surface of the spindle rail l8.

The level is placed in position on a given part of the machine and the rod 45 is adjusted to cause its lower end to just touch the upper surface of the spindle rail l8, and then the parts are adjusted in position by tightening on bolts 35 and set screw 46. Then the entire mechanism including the spirit level bar 25 and the extension 40 and rod 45 are removed from the machine and placed at other points along the machine to determine if the elevation of the spindle rail is proper at all places which are tested along the length of the machine.

In the drawings and specification, there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed, they are'used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being defined in the claims.

I claim:

1. Apparatus for gauging the distance between the spindle rail and the roll stand beam in spinning and twisting frames comprising a spirit level frame having a slot at each end thereof, and having a base member disposed below each of the slots and a threaded bolt penetrating the slot and engaging the base member to secure the base member to the level frame, the base members being adapted to rest on the roll stand beams of the spinning or twisting frame, an extension arm having a plurality of holes therethrough adapted to be penetrated by said bolt for securing the extension arm over one of said slots, said extension arm having a projection extending downwardly therefrom into said slot and providing a sliding fit between the projection and the side walls of said slot, the outer end of the extension arm having a vertically adjustable rod secured therein, the lower end of the rod being adapted to engage the spindle rail, whereby when the spirit level frame, together with the extension arm and the downwardly depending rod are placed at differentvpositions along the spinning or twisting frame, the distance between the spindle rail and the roll stand beam of the machine can be determined.

2. Apparatus for leveling and aligning twisting and spinning frames comprising a transverse member adapted to extend across the spinning or twisting frame, said member having a pair of longitudinally disposed slots in each endthereof, an extension arm mounted on one end of the transverse member and having a downwardly depending lug on its lower surface adapted to slidably fit in said slot, a bolt penetrating the extension member and said slot, a base member at each end of the transverse member, and being adapted to rest on the roll stand beams and being adapted to be threadably engaged by the lower end of said bolt whereby the base member, the transverse member, and the extension member can be adjustably 'secured'together, the outer end of the extension arm having a vertically disposed hole therethrough, meansfor adjustably receiving a downwardly depending rod in said vertically disposed hole, the lower end of the downwardly depending rod being adapted to engage the upper surface of the spindlerail'of the frame, whereby when a measurement is taken at one point, the entire apparatus can be moved 'to other points along the spinning and twisting frame to determine if the proper distance is present between the spindle rail and the roll stand beams of the spinning or twisting frame ALBERT M. GUILLET. 

